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ISLAMABAD: PML-N’s Captain (retd.) Muhammad Safdar, who is also son-in-law of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, took to the NA floor to demand withdrawal of a decision by then PM Nawaz Sharif to name a department of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) after Nobel laureate Pakistani scientist Dr Abdul Salam, who belonged to the persecuted Ahmadiyya community.

The department should be named after a Muslim, he insisted.

Safdar's diatribe -- diametrically opposed to his wife Maryam's recent attempt to pose Sharifs as a moderate secular-leaning lot -- came after being arrested at Islamabad Airport and later released on posting a Rs. 5 million bond.

At the NA floor, Safdar asserted his stance on the inflammatory 'finality of Prophethood' matter, also known as 'Khatm-e Nubawwat', an oft-used public opinion redirection trick by Pakistan politicians who face legal scrutiny in corruption scandals.Sharif, whose entire family is embroiled in corruption investigations, was recently ousted from his position as a premier after a Panama Leaks probe resulted in his disqualification.

In a dramatic speech, Safdar switched topic from 'Khatm-e Nubawwat' to Pakistan's intensely persecuted minority group, Ahmadiyya Muslims and demanded they be excluded from participation in important public service sectors in the country.

According to a report by The Express Tribune, Safdar called for a ban on hiring Ahmadis in the Pakistan armed forces and demanded administering of the 'Finality of Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad' oath to the officers of grade-22 and judges.